June Target First Saturday @ Brooklyn Museum: Illuminating Islam

5:30–7 p.m. Film and PerformanceIris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd floorI Named Her Angel (Nefin Dinc, 2006, 30 min., Turkish with English subtitles) follows twelve-year-old Elif as she studies the art of whirling and prepares to join the Mevlevi Brotherhood. A Sufi whirling dance demonstration in the Beaux-Arts Court follows. Free tickets (340) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6–7 p.m. Artist TalkElizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th floorSeher Shah, whose work is featured in the exhibition 21: Selections of Contemporary Art from the Brooklyn Museum, gives a talk. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Hands-On ArtEducation Division, 1st FloorCreate a lantern inspired by Light of the Sufis art and poetry. Free timed tickets (380) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

7 p.m. Young Voices Gallery TalkMeet at the entrance to the Islamic Gallery, 2nd floorStudent Guides explore the diversity of Islamic art and identity in the Museum's permanent collection.

8 p.m. Curator Talk (Sign Language-Interpreted)Meet at the entrance to the Islamic Gallery, 2nd floorLadan Akbarnia, Associate Curator of Islamic Art, gives a talk on the special exhibition Light of the Sufis. Free tickets (30) are available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

7 p.m. Art Collection PresentationMeet in the Rubin Lobby, 1st floorMeet the Platea collective as they report on their latest public art projects carried out in the digital megacity of social media. Meet in the Rubin Lobby at 6:45 p.m.